Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1887-03-02

Proceedings fn she Senate and
Assembly.
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| Foley, to define residents. No person
to be deemed a resident voter unless he
| has an actual residence in the State.
Senate bill No. 12S, by Westerfield,
regulating compensations of Lyon
county officers. Passed.
Resolution by Briggs, to require the
Attorney General and a committee OF
| the Senate to investigate as to the in
~terest of certain State officers in con-
tracts. Referred.
Senate concurrent resolution No. %,
by Pierce, relative to amending Section
3 of Article 9 of the Constitution of
Nevada, SO that the public debt OF the
State shall never exceed $500, 600.
Referred.
Senate bill No. 146, by Noteware, to
enforce the protection of life in certain
cases providing for escape from build
ings Of public assemblages in case of
danger. Passed unanimously.
Senate bill No. 81, relating to right
of applicants for purchase of public
lands from the State. Passed.
Senate bill No. 107, by Boyle, to re-
fund to w. NJ. Havenor moneys ex-
pended and eight months salary, as
Commissioner from Nevada to the
New Orleans Exposition, $2,967.
Passed. Ayes, IL; nays, s.
Senate bill No. "a, providing for the
printing and submitting OF the Con-
stitutional amendments to the people
| OF Nevada. The Senate refused to
concur in the Assembly amendments.
A Committee of Conferees was APP
pointed. consisting of Williams, Foley
and Westerfield.
Senate bill No. "a, by Nichols, re-
lative to fines, and to repeal an Act re-
lating thereto. Assembly amend
ments not concurred in.
Senate bill No. $50, providing for
formations of corporations for certain
purposes. Passed.
Assembly bill No. go, Pixies school
map bill. Lost.
Senate bill No. 131, prescribing the
official oath of the State of Nevada.
Passed.
Senate bill No. 123, by Fish, requir-
ing all public school teachers to take
the official oath. Passed.
Senate bill No. 127, by Williams, to
encourage storage of water and to re-
claim desert lands. Passed.
Senate bill No. rs, Briggs, adopting
common law, except as to water rights.
etc. Passed 13 to 6.
Assembly bill No. "a, by Williams,
to encourage mining and milling of
ores. Amendments adopted and bill
considered in Committee ofthe Whole,
and passed IL to 7.
Senate bill No. SO, by Fish, to pro-
vide for the maintenance of public
schools. Assembly amendments were
adopted.
Resolution by Boyle, that this Sem
ate meet hereafter, until the close of
the session, at 10 o'clock A. NJ, OF each
day. Adopted.
A message was received from the
Governor, approving Senate bill No.
SO, consolidating certain county Off
ces, and Senate bill No. 81, to regu-
late civil proceedings.
Assembly-By Fraser-That after /
O'Clock p. M. on Tuesday no new bills
shall be introduced, unless by con-
sent of t~hree-fourths of all the mem
bers present. Adopted.
Bills introduced and referred-As-
sembly bill No. 122, by Hank, TO reg
late hours of service by State Prison
employees. Fixes eight hours per day.
Assembly bill No. 1923. by Smith,
making Superintendent OF Public In
struction Secretary OF the Bureau OF
immigration, at a salary of $50 per
month.
Senate bill No. ia. by Nichols, re-
pealing Section s of the Act recurring
the Secretary of State to COPY ~legisla-
tive journals. etc.
Senate bill No. 1874. to encourage the
sinking of artesian wells.
Senate bill No. III. by Bowie. to au-
thorize the State Prison Board to sink
an artesian we'll. to be a mile deep.
indefinitely postponed.
Senate bill No. I29. by Bowie.
go